The Geneva Auto Show always reminds me of one of my prize items of late sixties memorabilia: the 1969 Automobil Revue catalog that was always issued in conjunction with the Geneva show. Here are a few scans from some of the ads, which show another glaring reason for the collapse of the USSR: their car ads. If these two sexy guys posturing in front of the “new” Moskvich don’t quite turn your crank, I assure you, the Russians knew how to make straight sexy ads too: (Read More…)
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Tagged as 1969 european car ads, DAF, Espada ad, moskvitch, old russian car ads, vintage european car ads, volga, ZAZ
Tagged as 1969 european car ads, DAF, Espada ad, moskvitch, old russian car ads, vintage european car ads, volga, ZAZ
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